Weather-strip.



No. 630,642. Patented Aug. 8, I899. T. M. ASPINALL.

WEATHER STRIP.

lApplic n filed Mar. 7. 1898 (No Model.)

UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

THOMAS M. ASPINALL, PIQUA, OHIO.

WEATHERrSTRlP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent N 0. 630,642, dated August8, 1899.

Application filed March '7, 1828. Serial No. 672,922. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. A'srINALL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Piqua, in the county ofMiami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Weather-Strips, and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partofthis specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of weather-strips orautomatic door attachments for protecting the inside of the room bycovering the interstice between' the carpet-strip or sill and the doorin which two sections or members are employed, consisting of astationary member or cap-strip attached rigidly to the door and havingthe movable member or weather-strip proper so connected thereto as tomake a central balance, and thus become self-gravitating, so as to swingin a horizontal plane over the carpet-strip or sill whenever the door isopen and to shut down tightly on the sill whenever the door is closed.

The construction and novel features of my improvement will be fullydescribed hereinafter and defined in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention and inwhich similar numerals and letters of reference indicate like partsthroughout the several Views, Figure 1 is a view of the outside of aportion of a door and its frame with my improved weatherstrip properlyapplied thereto and showing the rabbet of the frame broken away, so asto show the stop projecting from the end of the strip. Fig. 2 is an endview, looking from the hinged end, of a portion of a door having myweatherstrip applied thereto and showing the position it assumes whenthe door is closed. Fig. 3 is an end or edge View of a portion of adoor, showing my improved weather-strip applied thereto and the positionthe parts assume when said door is opened. Fig. 4 is a view of the rearor back of a portion of the strip in the position it is shown in Fig. 3before being attached to the door, and Fig. 5 are various enlargedviews'in detail of the hinge.

contour. v Two or more hinges 3 are employed for connecting said movableweather-strip 2 to said stationary cap-strip 1, and said hinges 3comprise a flat portion or plate 4, which is attached to cap-strip 1,(by means of screws or otherwise,) and are formed with slightlytaperedpivots 5, one on each side, which have a pivotal bearing in countersunkopenings 6 in bearing flanges or ears 7, which are formed with aconcavity or groove 8 in their outer face, so as to be driven intoweather-strip 2. Each of said bearing flanges or cars 7 of the hinge hasa smooth face 9 at its end, formed with a shoulder 10, soas to form aproper bearing-surface for the flat face 11 of the lower end 12 of theflat plate 4, from which projects the tapered pivots 5. It will be hereobserved that by reason of the peculiar construction shown-to, wit, ofthe said'tapered pivots 5, countersunk openings 6, which receive thepivots, of said raised face"9,"of the said shoulders 10--all unite inpreventing any binding or rusting of the hinge, which has always beenthe objectionable defects of butt-hinges, especially after being exposedto the weather a short time. Said weather-strip 2 has its upper or innerend'13 much heavier than its lower or forward end or lip 14, so thatwhen the door is opened its weight allows it to make a central balanceand by reason of the pivotal hinge 3 will become selfgravitating untilit finds its level, and when thus resting in a horizontal plane, asshown in Fig. 3, will be raised'high' enough so as to swing clear of thecarpet-strip or the sill and floor, thus permitting the door to 'beopened. A spring-stop 15, made of a suitable wire bent down upon itselfand formed with an eye by which the stop may be secured to the end ofthe hingedmember 2, is shown. .The pin or stop-arm of the spring-stoplisbent outward at its end substantially at right angles and rests in thepath of the door-jamb, so that as the door swings closed said stop willengage against the rabbet or jamb a of the frame (1 and move theweather-strip off its balance, turning it so that it will stand, asshown in Fig. 2, with its lip 1 2 against the surface, and

double doors, a stop is of course attached at one end of each strip atthe hinged or heel end of the doors.

That I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A Weather-strip, comprising an inclined upper or cap strip 1, adaptedto be secured to the face of a door, a movable member 2, pivotallyconnected to the upper strip to hang with its-inner face inhorizontality when not in use, and a spring-stop 15, consisting of awire bent down upon itself and formed with an eye by which the stop maybe secured in the end of the pivoted member 2, and having its free endbent outward at right angles to stand in the path of the door-jarnb,whereby when the door is being closed the spring-stop will yieldinglyengage the door-jainb and move the member 2 into inclined position,substantially as shown and described.

2. In aweather-strip, the combination with an inclined stationarycap-strip 1, adapted to be rigidly secured to the face of a door; ofalower or movable member 2 connected thereto,

so that said movable member will hang with its inner face inhorizontality when not in use, a bent-wire spring-stop 15 located in theend of the movable member 2, and having its bent or horizontal armprojecting in the path of the door-jamb whereby when the door is beingclosed, the spring-stop will yieldingly engage the door-jamb and movethe member 2 into an inclined position; pivoted connections 3 betweenthe movable strip and the stationary strip each comprising a flat plate4 having flat faces 11, lower end 12 formed at each side into taperingpivots 5 each having a pivoted bearing inthe countersunk opening 6 inthe bearing flanges or ears 7 formed with the concavity or groove 8,smooth face 9, and shoulder 10; all substantially for the purposes shownand described.

In testimony whereof I alllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS M. ASPINALL. \Vitnesses:

IIonAoE K. TENNEY, JEAN S. Oamcs.

